.ki
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| Introduced | 19 April 1995 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Communications Commission of Kiribati |
| Sponsor | Ministry of Communications, Transport, and Tourism Development |
| Intended use | Entities connected with  Kiribati |
| Actual use | Sees some use in Kiribati; rarely used as a domain hack |
| Structure | Registrations are directly at second level or at third level beneath second-level labels |
| Documents | Registration Service Agreement |
| Registry website | cck |
.ki is the
From the early 1990s to the early 2000s the domain was managed on behalf of the Republic of Kiribati by
gTLDs
; however, few sites are using .ki domains. Because of the location of Kiribati and limited Internet connection, it is not uncommon for a website in Kiribati, such as a government website, to be very slow or inaccessible; however, many .ki sites are hosted outside Kiribati.
.ki is a member of
CoCCA
, a group of country-code domains making use of common registry and/or dispute resolution services.
Second-level domains
Domains can be registered directly under .ki, or at the third level beneath com.ki, biz.ki, net.ki, info.ki, org.ki, gov.ki, edu.ki, mob.ki, and tel.ki. The fee for a second-level domain is AUD1,000, whilst all others with the exception of edu.ki, which costs AUD50, are AUD150. edu.ki and gov.ki and reserved for their respective entities in Kiribati, such as The University of the South Pacific, Kiribati Centre.
References
- ^ "Delegation Record for .KI". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.